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Blue American by Placebo
Blue American
Standard Tuning Sounds As Good 99% correct sound
E---------------------------
B---------------------------
G--3-3-3-----------3-3-3----
D--3-3-3---4-4-4---3-3-3--4-
A--1-1-1---4-4-4---1-1-1--4-
E----------2-2-2----------2-
E----------------
B----------------
G--3-3-3--------- X3
D--3-3-3---4-4-4-
A--1-1-1---4-4-4-
E----------2-2-2-
E---------------------------
B---------------------------
G---------------------------
D--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4---
A--2-2-2--4-4-4--2-2-2--4---
E--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2---
E----------------
B----------------
G--3-3-3--------- X3
D--3-3-3---4-4-4-
A--1-1-1---4-4-4-
E----------2-2-2-
E---------------
B---------------
G---------------
D--4-4-4--4-4-4- X4
A--2-2-2--4-4-4-
E--2-2-2--2-2-2-
Repeat Thats It Sound good
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version 2
Intro, played once
C ----------------------------------------------------|
C ----------------------------------------------------|
G# -2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-0--------------------|
Eb -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------|
Bb -0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-2--------------------|
F# -----------0-0-0-0-0-----------0--------------------|
Part 1 - "I wrote.."
C ----------------------------------------------------|
C ----------------------------------------------------|
G# -2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0------------|
Eb -2-2-2-2-2-2-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-2-2-2------------|
Bb -0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2------------|
F# -----------0-0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-0------------|
(repeat 2x)
Part 2 - "and I say.."
C ----------------------------------------------------|
C ----------------------------------------------------|
G# -------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------|
Eb -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------|
Bb -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------|
F# -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------|
C ----------------------------------------------------|
C ----------------------------------------------------|
G# ----------------------------------------------------|
Eb -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0--------------------------------|
Bb -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0--------------------------------|
F# -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------|
Part 3 - "and I say.."
C ----------------------------------------------------|
C ----------------------------------------------------|
G# -------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------|
Eb -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5----------------|
Bb -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5----------------|
F# -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------|
(repeat 3x)
C ----------------------------------------------------|
C ----------------------------------------------------|
G# ----------------------------------------------------|
Eb -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0--------------------------------|
Bb -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0--------------------------------|
F# -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------|
Repeat these parts throughout the song
Bb5 F#5 Bb5 F#5(hit one time, then start to sing)
Bb5 F#5
I wrote this novel just for you
Bb5 F#5
It sounds pretentious but it's true
Bb5 F#5
I wrote this novel just for you
Bb5 F#5
That's why it's vulgar, That's why it's blue
F5 F#5
And I say, thank you
F5 F#5(hit one time)
And I say, thank you
Bb5 F#5
I wrote this novel just for Mom
Bb5 F#5
For all the mommy things she's done
Bb5 F#5
For all the times she showed me wrong
Bb5 F#5
For all the time she sang god's song
F5 F#5
And I say thank you Mom
F5 F#5
Hello Mom
F5 F#5
Thank you Mom
F5 F#5(hit one time)
Hi Mom
Bb5 F#5
I read a book about Uncle Tom
Bb5 F#5
Where a whitey bastard made a bomb
Bb5 F#5
But now Ebonics rule our song
Bb5 F#5
Those motherfuckers got it wrong
F5 F#5
And I ask Who is uncle Tom?
F5 F#5
Who is uncle Tom?
F5 F#5
Who is uncle Tom?
F5 F#5(hit one time)
You are
Bb5 F#5
I read a book about the self
Bb5 F#5
Said I should get expensive help
Bb5 F#5
Go fix my head, Create some wealth
Bb5 F#5
Put my neurosis on the shelf
F5 F#5
But I don't care for myself
F5 F#5
I don't care for myself
F5 F#5
I don't care for myself
F5 F#5(hit one time)
I don't care
Bb5 F#5
I wrote this novel just for you
Bb5 F#5
I'm so pretentious, yes it's true
Bb5 F#5
I wrote this novel just for you
Bb5(hit one time, stop playing)
Just for you, Just for you
Chords used:
F5 : 133
F#5: 244
Bb5: 688
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